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VM$! J m It: m . K THE COOS BAY WEEKITY TIMES. MARSHFIELD. OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER J 3,T907. iiniiiiiHiiiiiiiiiinnMiiniiiilWMWiiim mimuL ntinm"i 1...1 . n mini Jinimi "" ' "" in " ng COMPLIMENTS AND REWARD FOR CAPT. OtSONOF ALLIANCE Popular Navigator Is Presented With Many Enconiunis and Substantial evidence of His Passengers' Confidence and Esteem. ' could no longer control myself, and I replied: " 'Why In h 1 did you not tell mo about that telegram before and save me all this trouble?' "Of course I took tho message and read It and allowed him to bring tho Alliance to Astoria. Ho was holding that message, expecting to bluff mo into accepting his terms. But the THREE RAILROADS IN THREE YEARS (From Saturday's pally,) "While railwny construction work has been checked by present financial Conditions, I expect to see two and possibly three railways built into Coos Hay within the next three or four years." Seymour Hell, at cliani ber of commerce meeting last night. -with tho compieto report of the Alli ance voyage and the story is one which reflects great credit on Cap tain Olson, a fact which his many Coos Bay friends will be pleased to boar. As a token of their confidonco and esteem the passengers presented liim with ?100 binocular glass and the inspector of marine service prais ed him in the highest terms. Frank Layton, a Portland travel ing man, who is well known on Coos Bay and who has made numerous trips up and down the coast, was among the passengers on board, and si unstinted In his praise of tho man ner In which Captain Olson handled lis ship. He said: "After the accident happened, the slg seas washed over us in rapid succession and we drifted along un i.11 we were above tho black bury and close to the spit. I had no hope that IFinm Salimlnr 1'flllv ) The Portland iianers have arrived ,ten(ler Heather frustrated his scheme fane was out nere to render assistance, and Bailey realized that tho only thing left for him to do was to show his hand, turn over tho message and attend to business In a way not pur sued by pirates of tho high seas. "Had I for a moment thought the passengers on board tho Alliance were in danger I would have allowed him to take the Alliance Into the riv er tho second day the Tatoosh came out there. But I would not have per mitted him to attempt to bring her in the first day, because it would have been suicidal against the strong phh iic whlnh wnc rnnnltitr TTr ntm knew this better than Baiiey. As i jTwelve Passengers Dumped In Dr. Straw was unexpectedly sum moned to a serious hospital case and could not speak at tho chamber of commerce meeting last evening and will mako his address next Friday evening. There was tho usual good attendance, and the evening was giv en over to general talks. Mr. Sheld on, of Portland, a man who Is more conversant with tho forest products of this state than any other man within the stato's boundaries, spoke of the benefits to be derived from a railroad through tho central part of tho state, from Coos Bay to Ontario. A letter from G. A. Hurley, editor of LOUIS OLSEN SHOT IN THE 4 (K I tho Oregon Oriano, at Vale, was read to tho assemblage. It contained four pages and set forth tho value of rail road connections betweon eastern Oregon and Coos Bay. It gave tho appropriate business which such a road could command and showed that eastern Oregon peoplo are alivo to Tabloid Pellets of Intelligence From HAND BY OFFICER CONDRON BIG NEWS BOILED DOWN the needs ot belter transportation fa cilities. 1. 8. Smith, who presided in the nbsence of President MoCorii'ic, talked along the Mime lines. Seymour H. Hell addressed tin meeting and while admitting the con ditions as to eastern Oregon, declnrod tho most feasiblo proposition for the people of Cois Bi and the chamber of commerce would bo to mnke an effort to securing tho Hill road for Coos Bay. He said ho knew tho great railway "lacnato wps interested ir this section and expected tho exten sion of tho Great Northern line from Astoria south to Coos Bay might be All Points For Uusy People. (From Saturday's Dally) SUGAJl HASH DEAD. Henry O. Havemcyer, president ot tho Am erican Sugar liellnlng Co., died at his homo near Commack, L. I. Ho had been ill with an attack of acuto In digestion for several days. HANK REPORTS CALLED Tho Controller of the Currency has Issued a call for the statement of tho condi tion of National banks at tho closo of December 3. FOK1) IS FREE. Tlrcy L. Ford, tho attorney charged with bribery, hh t 9 tfT) IT B fit P S ETJifJi H'aJ' RRI 1H) n fft fl 3 rfTj if!) f" n f h Alio steamer would be saved and ex pected her to go down every minute. Captain Olson and his crew did ex cellent work and soon had us out side, the lino of breakers and in smooth water where wo were com aaratlvely safe. Since then we have coca along slowly, it Is true, but wfth little inconvenience, aside from the delay, and I believe practically s'vary passenger on board will com aiend Captain Olson In remaining eutside rather than accept the tow ottered him by the tug." The Portland Telegram has the iollowlng report of tho affair. That Captain Bailey, of the tug Tatoosh, resorted to every sort of jctieme to get a hawser aboard the erippled steamer Alliance and claim her for the O. R. & N. Co. as salvage, a portion of which he would receive, is a charge made by Captain W. B. Olson, master of tho Alliance. He brands the action of Bailey as tho most contemptible attempt at a "hold p" game he has ever" witnessed. "When the Tatoosh arrived on the outside Monday," says Captain Olson, "I -was nearlng the lightship and pro ceeding at thq rate of three miles an Sour without difficulty. Bailey came .Alongside and said he was going to take mo In tow. I informed him that ic naa not necessary, as It would be impossible for us to cross the bar wtula a strong ebb tide was runnlns BatTey insisted, claiming that the iiargo for his service would bo set ifod after the work had been per formed. Ho would not set any prlco, hut urged that I let him put a hawser n board tho Alliance. "Bailey knew full well that he ould not have brought mo In over the bar that afternoon against tho strong ebb tide. Ills only object was :o get a lino on board us and then no would claim tho steamer as sal vage. Had I permitted him to carry out his plan his company would havo Won ahead about ? 10,000 and it v ouid have had to bo paid or tho O. It. & N. would have taken tho ship. Seeing that ho could not work mo, niftVj put back to Astoria. The fol jwu dtiv ho showed up again nnd 'x.'icfttjil his offer of putting a haws--.: on I) aid the Alliance. The bar j.3 in t rough and I had about con eiuded io go Into tho rlvor without i.slt 1 1 e. Bailey kept on prof for me hi lid ;nd finally, becoming ex toptT" (l, l sung out to him to get tho Twooih out of tho way, as she was bUixUn.; between mo nnd the atw buoys, ns I Intended to go Into .ho river without his help. He con tinued to hang around, urging that my passengers ought to ho taken off by him, at least, claiming that they were in great danger remaining on tho Alliance. II.dld that simply for :no purpose of getting thorn uneasy, they would demand to havo the lug tow tho steamer Into the river." Produced u Telegram. "In the course of au hour or so ct dickering around on tho part of Bailey, the I United States tender Heathor appeared on the scene. Then, seeing his plans of gaining possession of the Alliance would fall, ho put a telegram to the ond of a hawser and ald for me to take it, as the message was from the California and Oregon Toast Steamship company, ownors of said before, he was simply scheming to get a, hawser aboard, and then would havo held us out there until yesterday morning before proceeding to Astoria. With tho lino on us ho could havo claimed salvage. Fortun ately tho passengers were next to his scheme and stood by mo like old time friends. The Alliance was not leaking and in no way unseaworthy. Sho was much better not made fast to tho tug, as 3he had her freedom and could keep out of the trough of ' the seas, which she could not have done encumbered by tho Tatoosh." Vessel Was Not caking As has been reported, Captain Ols on says the Alliance did not strike on the bottom of Coos Bay bar when sho put out to sea last Thursday after noon, bound for Portland. She is not faking and received no damage further than the los3 of her rudder and three blades of tho propellor. Tho blades were lost, explains the skipper, by a door of a stateroom be ing torn from its hinges by a heavy sea and thrown overboard. It struck the propellor with such force that the blades were broken. This Is the same sea which picked up B. F. Pyott, one of the passengers, and carried him over the rail. Fall ing to heed the instructions to remain in his stateroom, he opened the door to walk out on deck when the steam er was about half way across the bar. Mrs. Pyott was at the door asking him to return when tho accident oc curred. The broken door struck her with terrlfflc force and rendered her unconscious. One of her arms is badly lacerated and she Is consider ably bruised about the body. On the arrival of tho steamer this morning, she was taken to the Good Samaritan Hospital, and as yet does not know the fate of her husband. A small son of 10 or 12 years Is with her and does not know what has becomo of his father. Crossing tho Coos Bay bar, the Alliance vas struck by flvo or six seas, but no ono elso on board was Injured. Arriving on tho outside, tho steamer remained close to the en trance tho greater part of tho day, expecting that tho tug Columbia might como out from Marshfleld and give some assistance. A jury rudder was rigged and gave tho best of sat isfaction. Before tho Columbia river was reached two other similar rud dors were made. Tho captain graph ically relates his trjp up the coast. He stood off shore about 25 miles and does not believe the craft was over in tho slightest of danger. In her crip pled condition sho was able to make threo or four miles an hour. in Surf and Have Narrow Escape But All Are Rescued Baggage Is Damaged By Water. Twelve passengers and a little boy were dumped into the Pacific ocean from the Drain stago about half a mllo from tho starting point at this end of tho beach this morning at six o'clock. Beyond a thorough wetting and a few bruises the passengers luckily escaped Injury, but tho 3tage was demolished and considerable baggage was damaged by water and sand. Loaded down with passengers, with the top piled with baggage, the stage was being driven rapidly along the beach by Dick Hall to mako con nections with the boat on tho Ump qua, for Gardner. In tho thick dark ness the stage got in tho way of a huge breaker which flooded tho wheels three feet up from tho sand. While the stago was In this precari ous condition a succession ol im mense waves boru down upon tho helpless vehicle and hastened by efforts properly directed, has been acquitted. Tho jury wa3 out less than flvo hours when tho ver dict of not guilty was found. ' MHS. BKADLEY FREE. Tho jury In tho case of Mrs. Bradley brought in a' verdict of not guilty. A demonstration of applause followed the verdict. Mrs. Bradley was Imme diately discharged from custody and left the court house In an automobile, following an ovation. Sho will leave In a fow days to join her sister at Goldileld, Nvada. Marshfleld Night-Watch Has! an Exciting Encounter With an Obstreperous Prisoner j Resists Arrest and Wounded I in Scuffle. ST. MONICA'S TO START BUILDING CATHOLICS. TO SPEND 915.000 ON NEW CHURCH. Site Not Settled On Yet Trustees In Charge Are Selected At Meeting. It was decided to go ahead with the plans for a new church at a meet ing of tho men of St. Monica's yes terday afternoon. The plans of the structure havo been approved by tho archbishop and as doon as tho sito has been selected the active construc tion will be commenced. The new church will cost $15,000 and will have stone walls as high as tho belfry. It will be 112 feet in length, forty-eight in width, and sixty-four feet high. It will accom modato 700 peoplo comfortably and will bo constructed on a modern plan throughout. J. H. Flanagan and Eugene O'Con nell were elected trustees to havo charge of the construction, which is to commence as early as possible. thoroughly 'Tho site for tho new church has not MARSHKIELI) BRIEFS G6ttins Is 111 at her drenched the entire outfit. I Deoc- '-cciuea upon as yet, although it A huge log came in with ono of the may ue whero th present church POSTAL RECEIPTS PROVE MARSHFIELD'S GROWTH Is Now In tho List of Second Class Offices and Slay Soon Have Car rier Service. Assistant Postmaster Sumner, of Marshfleld, directs attention to an error In the classification of the lo cal poBtofllce lu the call sent out for the proposed Oregon Postmasters' Association and printed recontly in tho Times. In this call Marshfleld was named lu the list of third class offices. The facts are that Marshfield is now by virtue of the increase In business en titled to a place in the list of second class offices of Oregon and has been since July 1 of the -present year. The receipts of the olHce for the fiscal year, ending March 31, 1907, the Alliance, agreeing to pay towage being ?S,103 which was more than h&riies for tho Tatoosh to bring her ouough to place the city in this class fiito the river. nnd If tho state of progrosa koeps up "Itomemherlng that ho had that nnd tho rocolpts koop on tho Increase Jo'egram in his possession for about Marshflold will havo carrier or froo two hours beforo ho told mo about it. This made mo so indignant that I delivery service within tho next two or threo years, breakers and smashed the left side of the stage and practically demol ished it, scattering the passengers and baggage along tho beach. With one or two exceptions every passen ger lost a hat. The small child of Mr. and Mrs. Thornton, who were on their way to Portland, was drenched so badly with water that It was near ly half an hour before It recovered consciousness. Passengers Immediately set to work gathering up the baggage and piled it on tho sand enbankment. Even here, however, tho waves ! reached trunks and satchels and scattered them along the beach for j many yards again. Tho horses of tho stago stood firm through the slego, the stago was left to be picked up later, and the passengers and baggage were brought bo"': to Jar vals Landing ond from that point to Marshfleld by tho Hota. The passen gers were as follows: J. G. Kilgron, of Portland; F. Kaiser, of North Bend; Mr. and Mrs. Thornton and child, of Portland; S. Witkowski, of San Francisco; L. II. Bell, of Marshfleld; Art Burke, i North Bend; E. McDanleld, of Eu gene; Charles Bay, of North Bend; J. L. Bowman, of Portland; Mrs. N. standi5. Nothing authentic can bo givon out on this point, however. WHAT IS DOING IP THE CITY OF BAND0N Ureezy Budget From the Ambitious City by Uie Sounding Sen. BANDON, Dec. 0. A. N. Gould, deputy county surveyor was In town last week attendinc to some official work in the suburbs and hobnobbing effect that tho Breakwater will sail Mrs. Fred homo In Marshfleld. " Major Tower, of Empire, is In Marshfleld today looking alter gov ernment business. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Poralla, of Co quille, are guests of Mrs. Poratla's relatives. They will remain uutjl tomorrow. James Baines departed this morn ing on Tho Plant for San Francisco, wher'j he p.poris to remain until tin holidays nro '.nr. L. M. Suplec, who has been at Myrtlo Point for a week, looking after tho Flanagan-Bennett bank building, returned yesterday to Marshfleld. Tho gasoline launch Mabel II was sunk during Jho night at tho Hol land dock. Workmen are busy In raising tho craft and tho causo of her sinking will bo disclosed when the boat is floated. Nels Itasmussen and son Gordon, Arthur McKeown nnd Joe Williams left yesterday morning for Haines Inlet, whero the party will spend tho remainder of the day ana part of tomorrow In hunting. Harry Adler, tho popular San Francisco traveling man, has re covered from an injury he received lately and will start out next Mon day on his regular trip through Coo" county, going first to Coqulllo. Latest reports from tho ship's headquarters In Portland arc to tho Noble, of Marshfleld, and George Nichols, of Salem. Mrs. with the voters and other population of our city. Mrs. Conrad has sold her store In tho East to A. E. White, lately from Wisconsin. Mr. White will conduct tho business In the future. William Galller sold his prop eray east of the postolflce yesterday to an outsldo party who will erect a store and office building upon it. Tho Galller hotel building Is fin ished and James Mars has re-established his confectionery store In front of it; tho quarters aro thoroughly up-to-date, and tho new building a great improvement. A new quick lunch counter on At- water street, opposite the Bandon Investment Corporation's office. Tho Atwater street improvement project is finished now and Columbia Most of the 'passengers will make av"uo reported well under way, the attempt again tomorrow morning ! Messrs, Hollopeter and Dwigglns, RECEIVES COTTON FROM OLD PLANTATION HOME rf tllrt Innnl nlootxln 1 I rrV t iv nlnut at 5:30 o'clock, when the stage;, "' """""J "?,, bt 1"""1' i . tto have moved their families to. new makes its next trip to Umpqua. I that they might bo nearer to their placo of business. , Georgo Gage aud Captain Lovoll aro in town toduv on business rant.. Cieorge uoouiitin secures ox r win te,.g Dixie Land in Its Native State p DwyfiPt of Curry ,g ft cUy vlsU. Is on Exhibition. I m.( IIo hag receutly nvested a some I Bandon real estate und' is arranging Geo. doodrum has received a box hls ,.eatal8 of cotton on brlls'and stalks, ex-J Tho u,outhly report of Supt. Os actly as It is taken from the fields, tiQn guowg ft tQta, enrollment of 33D from relatives on a Plantation a short mu)llB Ja tno imb,c schoola of j3au. distance out of Vicksburg. Miss., aud don fop tno yeur aud 303 for tUo will exhibit this interesting staple In inonth, Roll o nonori 1SS for tll0 tho wiodows of his store. month, with 11 ni..i, snhnni r,,.niia -""--I ..--- Q Ul.HWWt l'M4'W He has been away from his graded "A" in from ono to four sub- southern homo for about a year and jecta each M1g wuulUB j charg0 recently sent for s6me of the stuff of tho flrBt grnde ,n llaco of JIrg grown on the southern cotton fields ( Dwisgius who resigned some ti witu wnicn to rerresn nis eyes. ev- next Wednesday evening, as before stated. Mr. C. J. Millls, who 13 In Portland, advised tho local agent, Mr. McCullom, of these plans. Norman Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Johnson, of West Marsh field, entertained a number of young friends last evening at his home. Thero were games of various kinds and refreshments. All the young people report an enjoyable time. The work on tho Milllcoma club rooms Is progressing satisfactorily and tho plastering has been finished. Tho wood work will soon bo com menced and Secretary, Mr. J. W. rianagan, says the quarters should be ready for occupancy by tho first of January. T. II. Berry, tho fish merchant, re ports tho Coos Bay bar much smooth er today nnd says that schooners In waiting aro being towed to sea. It is reported that five vesels are hover ing outside waiting tug service and a smooth bar. These will likely bo brought In today. Captain Harris, of Sumner, Is down today aud tells of the work ho Is doing In opening sonio coal property. In one locality he has opened threo veins of fino coal, 30, and 30 Inches, and tho third, 5 ft. In ono of tho veins ho found a deposit of flro clay wmen will be analyzed. Mr. Harris has two expert miners from tho east ern coal fields at work and hopes to dovelop some valuable mines. (From Saturday's Daily) Louis Olson, a logger, arrived j Marshfleld yesterday, and after oh Mining the cash duo him from th Smith-Powers Logging Company pro ceeded to tank up in truo reckless fashion. His festivities came to J abrupt end by his landing in the city lockup, with a pistol wound la his right hand and a contused scab caused by a revolver blow in the handn of Officer Walter Court whom Olsen attempted to carvo witt, ! U 1IUUKUL K1111U. Olson's troubles commenced when ho was forcibly ejected from Kelly's saloon. Ilo went from there to the brewery, from which ho was like- ! wise tossed. By this time he was be ' coming ugly and his loud talk oa the . street suggested to the night officers j the need of locking him up until ha j sobered. They accordingly started j him to tho calaboose. Officer Shoup left Coudron lu charge of the prlsoa- I er at the cntranco between tho city ' nan anu liciiy's saloon and went for ' a light. Condron had proceeded but ' a' short dlstanco towards the cala- ' booso when Olsen turned on him and grabbed him about tho upper part of his body, whipped out a 1 knlfo and commenced slashing at him. Condron drew his club, but in ' the rcullle, It flew from his grasp and he 'was left but ono recourse, to use his revolver. Tho situation looked serious by this time, and as Condron drew his gun ho saw an opportunity to wing Olson In the hand In which J ho hold tho knlfo. He flrcd, and the ' aim was true. The bullet crashed ', through tho flesh between the thumb and forefinger and took the nail from the forefinger In Its passage. The i knlfo was lost and for a minute, 01- ' sen seemed subdued. But ho com- j menced to light again, and Condroa 3 was obliged to use his revolver asa 1 club and by this method finally land- I ed his prisoner. j Dr. J. W. Ingram was called In to repair Olson's Injuries. Ho found no , fractured bones, and believes the man will bo all right within a few days. Tho wound caused by the blow from tho revolver is a scalp cut, and 1 this Is of no consequence. J Olsen had been working at Camj No. 2, operated by tho Smlth-Powert j Logging Company on tho Coqullla 1 ,- 1 .1 . 1 Tf- Vl 1 nuii carries a nospuai earn, ne UM ij neen a resident or uoos county lor 1 number of years and has a home stead not' far from from Myrtlo Point, near tho, Curry county line. He Is a J man of heavy physique and consider- , lng tho unexpected attack he made j on Condron, that officer was very , fortunate that ho emerged from the affray unscathed. Olsen has been mixed up with tho Marshfleld officers before and when drinking is consld- , ered a dangerous man. Olson will bo arraigned In Justice , Pennock's court this ovoning at sevea j o'clock, and charged with assault j with a dangerous weapon. Deputy j District Attorney, E. L. C Farrln will j prosecuto tho case. eral new arrivals lu the city from Dixie land have already scented the product and Mr. Goodrum's ago. t will no doubt ha the scene of a re uuulon of tho sons of the Confedracy and au intorostlng point for those who have never seen cotton in its natlvo state. A Greek prisoner who is sentenced store to (loath has to wait two years before the sentenco is carried out Thoro are now several lady gondo liers in Venice, and tho men of tho trado aro organizing an agitation against them, THREE .MILLS RUNNING W. II. Norval, superintendent of tho IMverton Lumber company, op tho Coqullle river, Is In the city. Ho r ports that the lumbor trade is somewhat dull on the lowor Coqullle, and that the logging camps nro closed. Three mills aro still oper ating and turning out their usual supply of rough and drossed lumber. Tho Rlverton company is shipping Us product via. tho Bandon outlet and through tho Coos Bay country. Tho mills now operating aro tho Johnson, Rlverton and Prosper. LATEIJ. Tho charge against Louis Olson for 1 assault upon Officer Condron witn deadly wenpon was dlsml-sed In Ju! tlco Pennock's court this afternool upon tho withdrawal of tlK chara by City Attorney Fernn Attorad Watklns represented Ol-ia and i& presenting his sldo of tlio case brought up former action of Con- J dro'n when arresting mon f' " laeturb- J inu: tho neaco. Attornoy Farrln objected to this feature of tho trial, and on WatkH 1 being sustained by Justice Prnnocn. Forrln withdrew the chnr asalnst Olsen. A largo audience bnu n'sem bled to hear tho trial. Attornoy Watklns for tr- ''etcI1 states that tho Times land .rlenW did an Injustice to Ohon J" ,,s re" port Saturday. Olson clil' that be did not draw a knlfo on Condron, but that ho had, just prl r t0 f3 arrest borrowed a knife fr ' l har Johnson to cut a piece of tobacco. Ttn nlnlnia Mint ha wns tt.i'' "'- al0D" with tho inn nnipprs witi"'t rcsl3t"l anco when struck on tho H id raising his hand to ward eff the bio ho was shot. Dim. K nnn nnn rvnnnlo arO m" lllnvn.1 (r. !, ivnrlll'B mllieS 3n . quarries, moro than a third of t 1 number finding work in tho Br"13 t omnlro. In Russia tlioro aro elghty-sU &' oral holidays. s i'' r-TMMH.TW. fr - - --..